Pit Pass
Pit Pass
Pit Pass
Kelly Kirby’s moto garden.
Kelly Kirby’s moto garden.
Michael Mosiman’s fans are growing.
Michael Mosiman’s fans are growing.
Uncle Ted Parks wants you. . . .
Uncle Ted Parks wants you. . . .
Gear Services track crew surveys Budds Creek.
Gear Services track crew surveys Budds Creek.
Sean Murphy on the Husky hotplate.
Sean Murphy on the Husky
hotplate.
This grom is going to need smaller boots.
This grom is going to need smaller boots.
Bennett’s War red-carpet premiere for Matt, Shane, Andrew, and James.
Bennett’s War red-carpet premiere for Matt, Shane, Andrew, and James.
Eli Tomac was all Gameday in Indiana.
Eli Tomac was all Gameday in Indiana.
Amber put this lost dog to work inside the Loretta’s office.
Amber put this lost dog to work inside the Loretta’s office.
’Twas the night before racing at Loretta Lynn’s. . . .
’Twas the night before racing at Loretta Lynn’s. . . .
A Unadilla tailgate fit for a king!
A Unadilla tailgate fit for a king!
Mullet Man in repose at Ironman.
Mullet Man in repose at Ironman.
Broc Urban serves up the Rocky Mountain crew.
Broc Urban serves up the Rocky Mountain crew.
Maddox Dolly going all James Stewart on his new ride.
Maddox Dolly going all James Stewart on his new ride.
Both Moto Monkey and the Man in the Yellow Hat were at Ironman.
Both Moto Monkey and the Man in the Yellow Hat were at Ironman.
REMEMBERING JONATHAN
Remembering Jonathan
On the evening before the GEICO Motorcycle Budds Creek National, hundreds of people from the paddock showed up in the staging area for a candlelight vigil. They were remembering Jonathan Mayzak, the 20-year-old privateer racer from South Carolina who lost his life the previous weekend in a traffic accident at Unadilla in New York. On the night before that race, Mayzak was crossing the road near the entrance of the track when he was struck by an automobile. At Budds Creek, many of his fellow riders and racing friends gathered to light candles and sparklers and release balloons as minister Jake Vanada talked about Jonathan’s life. Godspeed, Jonathan.
How about when the 30-second board goes up?
How about when the 30-second board goes up?
She must have been rooting for  Eli and AC.
She must have been rooting for Eli and AC.
Washougal tree-huggers . . .
Washougal tree-huggers . . .
. . . and Washougal partiers.
. . . and Washougal partiers.
Fast Freddie Noren fans.
Fast Freddie Noren fans.
Cole and Jordan celebrate #14’s farewell.
Cole and Jordan celebrate #14’s farewell.
Meet next-generation Racer X model Hannah.
Meet next-generation Racer X model Hannah.
Garrett Marchbanks has some strange neck and chest tats.
Garrett Marchbanks has some strange neck and chest tats.
Eli’s autograph line was so long he grew a beard.
Eli’s autograph line was so long he grew a beard.
Racer X made this guy’s moto leg!
Racer X made this guy’s moto leg!
The USS Unicorn navigates Hurricane Creek.
The USS Unicorn navigates Hurricane Creek.
The Loretta Lynn’s dog show had a Dunlop-sponsored barrel section.
The Loretta Lynn’s dog show had a Dunlop-sponsored barrel section.
C-Roc shows off K-Roc’s ’Dilla hardware.
C-Roc shows off K-Roc’s ’Dilla hardware.
Mitch receives another #1 for the doors from Jeff Canfield.
Mitch receives another #1 for the doors from Jeff Canfield.
Lars updates Facebook status to “Still smiling.”
Lars updates Facebook status to “Still smiling.”
MOTIVATIONAL SIGN
Motivational Sign
On the morning of the August 17 Budds Creek National, the Monster Energy Kawasaki team had a message for their rider Joey Savatgy. Actually, it was for his wife, Megan, who was about to deliver the couple’s first child. As a matter of fact, Joey Savatgy wasn’t even at Budds, as the team excused him from the next-to-last race of the season so he could be with Megan. At 6:40 a.m. the next morning they welcomed daughter River Rose Savatgy, who tipped the scales at 7 lbs. 8 oz. Welcome to the team, River Rose! Both mother and daughter—and father—were doing fine, and Joey was back at the track for the Ironman finale, where he finished a series-best fourth overall.